On April 26, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championship ended the 10th matchday competition, the last game of the second round, Neil Robertson blasted out the full score, once 12-11 to get the match point, but in the last moment lost two consecutive sets, was reversed by Lisowski, upset and missed the quarterfinals. Neil Robertson was widely recognized as the number one favourite to win the title, but once again he was out early, which was a big surprise.
This season, Neil Robertson has been in excellent form, and in the midst of the downturn in Selby and Trump, he has won several particularly important titles, and has firmly ranked first in the single season. Because of this, Neil Robertson was favored by many celebrities, and he became the number one favorite to win the competition. However, Neil Robertson once again hated the World Championships, and the second World Championship title was delayed.
Facing Lisovsky in the second round, Neil Robertson encountered stubborn resistance in the first two stages, and his opponents did improve significantly, in addition to the attack is still very sharp, the defensive ability has been greatly improved, and he can withstand the pressure at key moments. So, Lisovsky established a 9-7 lead in the first two stages, which also laid the foundation for the eventual elimination of Neil Robertson.
Of course, Neil Robertson is strong, especially in desperate situations, his tenacity is very strong, before playing in the World Championships, he reversed Higgins in the case of a big score behind, in the face of backward situation, Neil Robertson is not flustered, even if he is 7-9 behind, many people are still optimistic about him advancing to the quarterfinals.
Sure enough, Neil Robertson fought back, and in the 18th set, Neil Robertson won 60-58, releasing some pressure. In the 19th inning, he scored a single 147 and the roaring Neil Robertson saw hope for a comeback. After that, he shot a single shot of 79 and 60 consecutive points, winning four consecutive sets in a short period of time to win 11-10. Lisowski then scored a single 88 points, and the big score reached 11 draws.
At the end of the match, Neil Robertson won the 23rd set 57-43 to win the match point 12-11. He had a chance to seal up the victory in the 24th inning, but he made a mistake after scoring 55 points on a single, and Lisowski hit a single 72 to drag the game into the decider. In the decider, Neil Robertson made a lot of mistakes on both offensive and defensive levels, and the opportunity was handed over, Lisovsky won the decider 61-18, and the total score was 13-12 to beat Neil Robertson to advance to the quarterfinals, followed by Higgins.
This result was surprising, on the one hand, the 30-year-old Lisowski made obvious progress and withstood the pressure at key moments, and on the other hand, Neil Robertson made too many mistakes at key moments. Neil Robertson is in the bottom half and his early exit is good news for Higgins and even O'Sullivan, and the hopes of these two veterans have greatly increased in the final four, let's wait and see!